Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Athena
September 24, 2022 | David Farnor
This timely thriller about unrest following a tragic death is a visceral, alarming triumph.Read More
VOD film review: Sidney
September 24, 2022 | David Farnor
This superbly understated documentary about Sidney Poitier is a moving, revealing portrait of a screen icon.Read More
VOD film review: Raven’s Hollow
September 24, 2022 | David Farnor
This suitably creepy Edgar Allan Poe horror doesn’t live up to its literary inspiration.Read More
VOD film review: The Lost City
September 24, 2022 | Ivan Radford
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum are a perfect match in this entertaining adventure rom-com caper.Read More
Netflix UK film review: I Came By
September 19, 2022 | David Farnor
This uneven, unconvincing thriller doesn’t live up to a chilling against-type turn by Hugh Bonneville.Read More
VOD film review: Orphan: First Kill
September 19, 2022 | Anton Bitel
William Brent Bell’s prequel is a twisting domestic tale of entitlement, exclusion and exploitation in credit crunch America.Read More
VOD film review: Funny Pages
September 16, 2022 | Cathy Brennan
This unsanitised coming-of-age tale is a disconcerting, layered dive into adolescent awkwardness.Read More
VOD film review: Pinocchio (2022)
September 11, 2022 | David Farnor
Robert Zemeckis’ misjudged remake of the Disney classic is too wooden to be a real charmer.Read More
VOD film review: The Ghosts of Monday
September 5, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Francesco Cinquemani’s hotel horror confounds form and genre.Read More
Everything Everywhere All at Once: A profoundly silly masterpiece
September 3, 2022 | David Farnor
This stunning, mind-bending sci-fi adventure about tax, life, love and googly eyes is a profoundly silly masterpiece.Read More
